With the end of the academic year in sight, the Opinion section of the “Old Gold & Black” looks back on a semester filled with national tension, pop culture moments and campus trends. Our writers...
Dear Wake Forest Student Body,
Thank you for affording me the privilege to serve as your Student Body President. Now that my term both as your President and a college student is coming to its natural...
Dear class of 2026,
Queue “Pomp and Circumstance” because your graduation day is here. Congratulations! Each and every one of you should feel incredibly proud of this great achievement. Earning...
My memories of my freshman year of college are so vivid, yet simultaneously fuzzy.
I remember the day my parents dropped me off. We were standing on Hearn Plaza, surrounded by hordes of other incoming...
When I was applying to Wake Forest last year, one of the primary aspects of the university that stood out to me was its highly-advertised small, intimate classroom settings. Coming from a small, all-girls...
This letter represents the view of Old Gold & Black Deputy Editor Miriam Fabrycky, not the Old Gold & Black.
To the future president of Wake Forest University:
I’ll be honest in saying...
While attending Wake Forest, I’ve heard the phrase “work hard, play hard” more times than I can count. This motto markets an impressive but sustainable lifestyle, one where someone’s schedule might...
The last two weeks of the U.S. and Israel’s operation against the Iranian regime have brought up many emotions for me. Israel is my second home. I have spent the last four summers there, officially more...
Either I have an exceptionally short attention span, or TV shows with upwards of seven seasons are just not worth anyone’s time anymore.
After recently rewatching the 2017 hit show “Big Little...
When we were kids, many of us learned that the sky was the limit. Our parents instructed us to become doctors, lawyers or writers. However, when women grow up, something changes. In our twenties, that...
Years ago, Pinterest was my favorite social media app. It encapsulated all the thrill of doomscrolling without the stress of feeling a need to compete with others. I saw it as an app for inspiration more...
On social media, opinions can seem black and white. When platforms amplify extreme reactions, whether praise or criticism, those who fall between these two poles sometimes question their own opinions....
